Latest Fact-checks in Health Care Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Shawn Thierry stated on June 7, 2017 in a press release: "Texas mothers are dying during childbirth at the highest rates in the nation." Sean Spicer stated on June 28, 2017 in in a tweet: "28.2 million Americans are still waiting under Obamacare and remain uninsured!" Michael Needham stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Actually, on some procedures, you're more likely to die if you're on Medicaid than if you're uninsured." Newt Gingrich stated on June 27, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': Under the House health care bill, Medicaid spending "actually goes up 20 percent over the next 10 years." Paul Ryan stated on June 27, 2017 in an interview with Fox News: Says the CBO said "it's not that people are getting pushed off a plan; it's that people will choose not to buy something they don't like or want." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2017 in in a tweet: "When Obamacare was signed into law, CBO estimated that 23 million people would be covered in Obamacare’s exchanges in 2017. They were off by more than 100 percent. Only 10.3 million people are covered by Obamacare." Bernie Sanders stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "When you throw 23 million people off of health insurance -- people with cancer, people with heart disease, people with diabetes -- thousands of people will die. … This is study after study making this point." Pat Toomey stated on June 25, 2017 in On "Face The Nation": "Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage." Kellyanne Conway stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": There "are not cuts to Medicaid" in the GOP health care proposals. Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2017 in a Facebook post: The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else." Kellyanne Conway stated on June 25, 2017 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': "If you became a Medicaid recipient through the Obamacare expansion, you are grandfathered in." John Faso stated on June 1, 2017 in a radio town hall: A waiver in the American Health Care Act "doesn’t apply to things like maternity coverage." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2017 in a White House tweet: Obamacare has led to fewer health insurance options for millions of Americans. Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a speech: "Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin. Bernie Sanders stated on June 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says Senate deliberations on the Affordable Care Act in 2009 and 2010 included hundreds of hours of debate and more than 100 Republican amendments, compared with zero for the American Health Care Act this year. Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a tweet: "Two million more people just dropped out of Obamacare. It is in a death spiral." Jon Ossoff stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: The House Republican health care bill "guts protections against massive price hikes for Georgians with pre-existing conditions." Maram Museitif stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release: Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin." Chris King stated on May 25, 2017 in a press release: Says a Congressional Budget Office report found low-income seniors in Florida will face "800 percent premium increases" under the American Health Care Act. James Lankford stated on May 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "This year, a majority of states are seeing premiums and costs double" under Obamacare. American Action Network stated on May 23, 2017 in an ad: Under the American Health Care Act "people with pre-existing conditions are protected." Paul Ryan stated on May 7, 2017 in an interview: Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today." Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy." Richard Blumenthal stated on May 9, 2017 in a press conference: "What does Trumpcare do? Yank tax credits away from veterans unlike any other American." Glenn Grothman stated on April 30, 2017 in a town hall meeting: "Planned Parenthood is the biggest abortion provider in the country." Sean Duffy stated on May 9, 2017 in an interview: The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans. Rod Blum stated on May 8, 2017 in a town hall meeting with voters: "If you’re getting your insurance through (your employer), nothing changes" under Trumpcare. Bill Zedler stated on April 25, 2017 in his responses to a physician testifying before the Texas House Committee on Public Health: Says a federal program that collects reported side-effects of vaccinations doesn’t accept possible outcomes extending to road accidents, heart attacks or suicides. Save My Care stated on May 8, 2017 in a digital ad: U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo voted for a health care bill that will let insurance companies "charge five times more for people over 50."
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Shawn Thierry stated on June 7, 2017 in a press release: "Texas mothers are dying during childbirth at the highest rates in the nation." Sean Spicer stated on June 28, 2017 in in a tweet: "28.2 million Americans are still waiting under Obamacare and remain uninsured!" Michael Needham stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Actually, on some procedures, you're more likely to die if you're on Medicaid than if you're uninsured." Newt Gingrich stated on June 27, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': Under the House health care bill, Medicaid spending "actually goes up 20 percent over the next 10 years." Paul Ryan stated on June 27, 2017 in an interview with Fox News: Says the CBO said "it's not that people are getting pushed off a plan; it's that people will choose not to buy something they don't like or want." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare." Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2017 in in a tweet: "When Obamacare was signed into law, CBO estimated that 23 million people would be covered in Obamacare’s exchanges in 2017. They were off by more than 100 percent. Only 10.3 million people are covered by Obamacare." Bernie Sanders stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "When you throw 23 million people off of health insurance -- people with cancer, people with heart disease, people with diabetes -- thousands of people will die. … This is study after study making this point." Pat Toomey stated on June 25, 2017 in On "Face The Nation": "Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage." Kellyanne Conway stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": There "are not cuts to Medicaid" in the GOP health care proposals. Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2017 in a Facebook post: The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else." Kellyanne Conway stated on June 25, 2017 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': "If you became a Medicaid recipient through the Obamacare expansion, you are grandfathered in." John Faso stated on June 1, 2017 in a radio town hall: A waiver in the American Health Care Act "doesn’t apply to things like maternity coverage." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2017 in a White House tweet: Obamacare has led to fewer health insurance options for millions of Americans. Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a speech: "Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin. Bernie Sanders stated on June 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says Senate deliberations on the Affordable Care Act in 2009 and 2010 included hundreds of hours of debate and more than 100 Republican amendments, compared with zero for the American Health Care Act this year. Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a tweet: "Two million more people just dropped out of Obamacare. It is in a death spiral." Jon Ossoff stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: The House Republican health care bill "guts protections against massive price hikes for Georgians with pre-existing conditions." Maram Museitif stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release: Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin." Chris King stated on May 25, 2017 in a press release: Says a Congressional Budget Office report found low-income seniors in Florida will face "800 percent premium increases" under the American Health Care Act. James Lankford stated on May 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "This year, a majority of states are seeing premiums and costs double" under Obamacare. American Action Network stated on May 23, 2017 in an ad: Under the American Health Care Act "people with pre-existing conditions are protected." Paul Ryan stated on May 7, 2017 in an interview: Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today." Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy." Richard Blumenthal stated on May 9, 2017 in a press conference: "What does Trumpcare do? Yank tax credits away from veterans unlike any other American." Glenn Grothman stated on April 30, 2017 in a town hall meeting: "Planned Parenthood is the biggest abortion provider in the country." Sean Duffy stated on May 9, 2017 in an interview: The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans. Rod Blum stated on May 8, 2017 in a town hall meeting with voters: "If you’re getting your insurance through (your employer), nothing changes" under Trumpcare. Bill Zedler stated on April 25, 2017 in his responses to a physician testifying before the Texas House Committee on Public Health: Says a federal program that collects reported side-effects of vaccinations doesn’t accept possible outcomes extending to road accidents, heart attacks or suicides. Save My Care stated on May 8, 2017 in a digital ad: U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo voted for a health care bill that will let insurance companies "charge five times more for people over 50."
Shawn Thierry stated on June 7, 2017 in a press release: "Texas mothers are dying during childbirth at the highest rates in the nation."
Sean Spicer stated on June 28, 2017 in in a tweet: "28.2 million Americans are still waiting under Obamacare and remain uninsured!"
Michael Needham stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: "Actually, on some procedures, you're more likely to die if you're on Medicaid than if you're uninsured."
Newt Gingrich stated on June 27, 2017 in an appearance on 'Fox & Friends': Under the House health care bill, Medicaid spending "actually goes up 20 percent over the next 10 years."
Paul Ryan stated on June 27, 2017 in an interview with Fox News: Says the CBO said "it's not that people are getting pushed off a plan; it's that people will choose not to buy something they don't like or want."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare."
Donald Trump stated on June 26, 2017 in in a tweet: "When Obamacare was signed into law, CBO estimated that 23 million people would be covered in Obamacare’s exchanges in 2017. They were off by more than 100 percent. Only 10.3 million people are covered by Obamacare."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "When you throw 23 million people off of health insurance -- people with cancer, people with heart disease, people with diabetes -- thousands of people will die. … This is study after study making this point."
Pat Toomey stated on June 25, 2017 in On "Face The Nation": "Remember, Obamacare created a new category of eligibility. Working-age, able-bodied adults with no dependents for the first time became eligible for Medicaid if their income is below 138 percent of the poverty level. We’re going to continue that eligibility. No one loses coverage."
Kellyanne Conway stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": There "are not cuts to Medicaid" in the GOP health care proposals.
Barack Obama stated on June 22, 2017 in a Facebook post: The Senate bill "hands enormous tax cuts to the rich and to the drug and insurance industries, paid for by cutting health care for everybody else."
Kellyanne Conway stated on June 25, 2017 in an appearance on ABC's 'This Week': "If you became a Medicaid recipient through the Obamacare expansion, you are grandfathered in."
John Faso stated on June 1, 2017 in a radio town hall: A waiver in the American Health Care Act "doesn’t apply to things like maternity coverage."
Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2017 in a White House tweet: Obamacare has led to fewer health insurance options for millions of Americans.
Bernie Sanders stated on June 13, 2017 in a tweet: Says Senate deliberations on the Affordable Care Act in 2009 and 2010 included hundreds of hours of debate and more than 100 Republican amendments, compared with zero for the American Health Care Act this year.
Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a tweet: "Two million more people just dropped out of Obamacare. It is in a death spiral."
Jon Ossoff stated on June 8, 2017 in a debate: The House Republican health care bill "guts protections against massive price hikes for Georgians with pre-existing conditions."
Maram Museitif stated on May 24, 2017 in as quoted in a Central Health press release: Says Arabic "is the third most-common language in Austin."
Chris King stated on May 25, 2017 in a press release: Says a Congressional Budget Office report found low-income seniors in Florida will face "800 percent premium increases" under the American Health Care Act.
James Lankford stated on May 24, 2017 in a Facebook post: "This year, a majority of states are seeing premiums and costs double" under Obamacare.
American Action Network stated on May 23, 2017 in an ad: Under the American Health Care Act "people with pre-existing conditions are protected."
Paul Ryan stated on May 7, 2017 in an interview: Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today."
Mary González stated on May 11, 2017 in House debate of House Bill 2962: An "abortion procedure is actually safer than a vasectomy."
Richard Blumenthal stated on May 9, 2017 in a press conference: "What does Trumpcare do? Yank tax credits away from veterans unlike any other American."
Glenn Grothman stated on April 30, 2017 in a town hall meeting: "Planned Parenthood is the biggest abortion provider in the country."
Sean Duffy stated on May 9, 2017 in an interview: The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans.
Rod Blum stated on May 8, 2017 in a town hall meeting with voters: "If you’re getting your insurance through (your employer), nothing changes" under Trumpcare.
Bill Zedler stated on April 25, 2017 in his responses to a physician testifying before the Texas House Committee on Public Health: Says a federal program that collects reported side-effects of vaccinations doesn’t accept possible outcomes extending to road accidents, heart attacks or suicides.
Save My Care stated on May 8, 2017 in a digital ad: U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo voted for a health care bill that will let insurance companies "charge five times more for people over 50."
